China (Shanghai) International Meetings & Conferences Forum 2011

With the success of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China, Shanghai has greatly improved its environment for meetings and tourism industry.

To further promote the development of Shanghai’s meetings and tourism industry in 2011, the first year of the “12th Five-Year Plan” period, the "China (Shanghai) International Meetings & Conferences Forum 2011" will be jointly organized by the Shanghai Municipal Tourism Administration and Hangzhou Tourism Commission. It is supported by ICCA China Committee (Mainland) and SITE China Chapter, and managed by Shanghai International Conference Management Organization.

The Forum will take place at Kerry Hotel Pudong, Shanghai on April 12-13, 2011. As a kick-off event of the “Shanghai Business Events Week” in mid-April, this forum aims to strengthen the international exchanges, share the international and domestic development trends and improve the professional standards of all the players in the meetings and tourism industry with the theme of "Post - Mega Events Opportunities in China".

Industry professionals and experts from both international and domestic associations like ICCA, SITE, MPI and CMA and government officials will be invited to share the knowledge and experience with all the participants. Meanwhile, the Forum is organized as a pre-event leading to the 52nd ICCA Congress to be held in Shanghai in 2013. It will be a great platform for the industry players to communicate with the industry experts, help to enhance China’s competitiveness in meetings and tourism industry and improve the development of the market.

For more information see their website: http://en.cimcf.org/congress/en/